reading (A Diet To Die For)

It turns out A Diet To Die For was a re-read for me. I didn't remember the beginning of it, but through most of it I had this nagging feeling I'd read it before. The thing is, much of the action is very similar, but just slightly different from one of the other Joan Hess books that I've read, so I wasn't sure of it until nearly the end.

As you might have guessed on the second read it was as forgettable as the first. Although I did have a bit of insight while reading this one. Joan Hess and Carl Hiassen share the fact that both of their main characters are irresistible to the opposite gender. Both recycle the same sort of very familiar plot twists over and over. The difference is that Hiassen provides more wit. I'd say that Hess has stronger female characters, but with the exception of the main character they're really miserable.

Yeah, gotta get this book out of the house this time before it winds up on the unread shelf again.

43. Joan Hess A Diet To Die For